Mon. Oct 2nd, 2023
A Linn Creek man is facing charges of Felony Assault and weapons charges following an incident last Friday.
According to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, 61-year-old Randall Reid was taken into custody at a restaurant off Y road in Linn Creek, after deputies received a call about a man threatening people with a firearm.
Investigators say Reid was having verbal arguments with the employees and the patrons of the restaurant.
Additionally, Reid returned several times after being asked to leave, bringing with him a pistol and threatening to harm employees.
Deputies recovered a wooden club, a .38 special revolver and a set of brass knuckles from the scene.
Reid is being held without bond.
***Press Release:
Camdenton, MO, 05-02-22 – On Friday evening, 04-29-22, Camden County deputies were called to a restaurant in the 2000 block of State Road Y in Linn Creek for a disturbance. According to the caller a man was threatening people with a firearm.
Upon arrival, deputies observed a white male in the parking lot involved in a verbal confrontation with employees and patrons of the restaurant. Deputies detained the man, later identified as 61 year old Randall M Reid of Linn Creek. Restaurant staff informed deputies they asked Reid to leave the restaurant multiple times during the evening. Reid returned to the restaurant three times, bringing a pistol and a club and threatened to harm employees.
Deputies recovered a wooden club approximately 4 feet long, a loaded .38 Special revolver, and a set of brass knuckles.
Reid is charged with the Class B Felony of Assault 1st Degree or Attempt and the Class A Misdemeanor of Unlawful Possession, Transport, Manufacture, Repair or Sale of Illegal Weapon.
Reid was booked into the Camden County Adult Detention Facility where he is held without bond.
A reminder that these charges are merely allegations of wrongdoing. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.